Rev. John G. Bosco

October 25, 1993

Rev. John G. Bosco, 78, a priest from the Joliet Diocese, died Saturday. Rev. Bosco was ordained in 1941 at St. Philip Benizi Church in Chicago, where he served as an associate pastor. He later served as associate pastor at St. Donatus in Blue Island. Rev. Bosco was a former chaplain at St. Mary's Hospital in Kankakee for 12 years and was the founder of Shrine and Novena in honor of St. Peregrine, the patron saint of cancer victims. He retired from the hospital in the late 1970s. He also was a former pastor of St. Dominic's Church in Chicago. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday in Cumberland Funeral Home, 8300 W. Lawrence Ave., Norridge. Mass will be said at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Monica Church, 5135 N. Montclare Ave., Chicago.